South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-08-12
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FRIDAY. AUGUST IL. 1887.
Topical Points.
TIE prohibition amendment was
defeated in Texis by a majority Of
G.OOO.
The Weston Republican says iha,
Zen. Joseph Sprigg was elected Pre-.
sident OF the Bar Association Mt it's
session last week in Berkeley Springs.
This will be news for ex Gov. Jacob.
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JAMES q. BLAINE is over i'm Scot
land engsged in tracing bis ancestry
on bis fathers sile. some nf the
Scotch nobility whos are entertaining
him woald TO well I, } come over here
and hunt mp Jimmy's family history
on this side the water.
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! GREAT financial distross il antici-
pated in this country when the time
comes to move the wheat crop, owing
TO the stringency of the money mar
'iet and the immense sums Withdrawn
from circulation and IL ckcd I'D in the
treasury.
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SATIsFACTIoN is expressed by de.
inocratic leaders in Virginia with tie
work of the recent State convention.
The republicans, who were in hopes
tha, the convention would develop dis.
sensions among the democrats on tho
ebt question: are now G, moraliz, d..
Their leaders are o loss to unite
them on an opposition debt policy
Which gives any prospect of success.
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PRESIDENT CLEvEl. ANp's trim
through the South and Yves, this fall,
promises 10 eclipse even The trium-
phal tours OF Andrew Jackson. There
IS hardly city of any siz in the sec
IONS named tbs, has not invited him
10 become its CUES, AID if he com
ply with the request OF all The cities
where lie is wanted he will co,tlin;y
have TO be almost ubiquitous.
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JEFFERSON DAVIS says you must
no. Interfere With in'v:dual inalicn
able rights to SUI press i..tcmperancc.
He has 20 respcc, f,r prohibition.
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AN III, TT willprohab'y he made in
TIL, next Congress 10 adopt stringent
measures to restrict immigration. so
as 10 keep out the pnuper labor that
is continually coming To- cur shores
There is no consistency in making
European nations pay du'y ON their
products shipped To- this country, and
allowi g their paupcrs to come here
free.
RiBs were opene a, The Navy De.
par.mept at noon last Monday for The
construction Of Il rec steel cruisers Of
about 1000 IONS di~placemert each
and Two steel z IL, boats Of ahou: 700
sons disrlncem ent each. Plans ami
spcc Fl ations were asked FIR by near.
~ every establishment in The country
capable of building vessels Of the
! character req uited.
The bids Tor the cruisers iar from
81 1900 to 81 .42S 900; and for the
sunbr as. from s49o 900 to si9j,OOO.
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IT IL PRt POSED to- CrIanize Xui ght
of Labor insurance company, The
imitation fee is to be 81. AID the nm.
mai dues are to he 81. The assess.
ments. from which q dpath henCiit Of
81 600 is TO e paid. range from ID
cents for persons Is years Of age 10
50 go for those Of 20 yecrs. and as
sessaeLts are only to be levied when
The necessary sum of 900 IL not ia
he treasury; and morey received
from assessments is not 10 I've used
fJr any other purpose.
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THE report &C the con missioner a
iuterr al revenue shows that from last
November ~ the close of the f.caI
year there WIS collected on oleomar.
ga inc 1923, 946.0S. The collections
in this State aggregate $3l2, $lSs
lses than the yearly tax paid by a
manufacturer Of this suspicious COR.
pound. which is $500. The MN s.
sioner tIioks that the receipts This
year from the oleomstgarine tax will
o3 fully double tbose Of last year.
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Tue CensinD laws forbid any rem